Combatant’s Ode

by Nicole 1/6/13

unwritten wire. completely under mire.  brain cells stuck. 

retro oh, no!

lightening along the way

goofy dirt spray — up, over my helmet, in the rough. 

falling, falling — bitterness, derby coal stones, sweetly raining home. 

enough!  memories invigorated, mind jogging; licks the wooden splintered post. 

married quickly — courage settled in, real force

a heart surrounded by steel.  pumping lead. artillery fire, oh, the cost? pounding out in my head. movies

examples struggling to live — oceans parting us now.

fatally weeping red.  stroking the brow — centuries have passed. 

dust still stuck inside — out!  Heaven’s forces only if we pray. 

seek Eternal ways, death zones among ours… the youngest most innocent — keeping wits, sideways blinking, zero fears.

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